Elastic rubber holding band for garments



April 5, 1938. A. SCHEITLIN ELASTIC RUBBER HOLDING BAND FOR GARMENTSFiled March 26, 1936 illlllttlll 11!; ill! I! lNVE/VTOR:

Patented Apr. 5, 1938 UNITED STATES,

ELASTIC RUBBER HOLDING BAND GARMENTS FOR Alexander Scheitlin, Zurich,Switzerland Application March 2c, 1936, Serial N6. 11,059 In SwitzerlandNovember 19, 1935 2 Claims.

This invention relates to'elastic rubber holding bands.

It is known to incorporate in elastic rubber holding bands a raw rubberband with which an ornamental stitching running in the longitudinaldirection of the rubber band is sewn? up by means of penetratingstitches, that is, titches passing right through the ornamentalstitching, the latter possessing thread interlacings mutually slidableon one another.

This arrangement permits the use of highly extensible, extremely thin,very wide raw rubber bands. At the same time the rubber band isprevented from folding, due to its connection with the ornamentalstitching, and it is safe-guarded against displacement. By virtue of thepenetrating stitches connecting the rubber band with the ornamentalstitching the band extension is limited, and consequently excessivetensioning and stretching of the rubber band is prevented. Such anelastic rubber holding band is very well suited for being pulled throughbetween opposite parts.

According to the present invention, an elastic rubber holding bandcomprising a rubber band and anornamental stitching runningin thelongitudinal direction of the rubber band and possessing threadinterlacings that are mutually slidable on one another is connected witha piece of fabric by means of the ornamental stitching.

By this means a wide range of practical applicability is provided for anelastic rubber holding band of the type described, the holding bandbeing, for example, applicable to form the margin of a garment so as toserve for bordering an entrance opening thereof.

In the drawing several embodiments of the invention are illustratedbyway of example only, in which Figs. 1 and 2 show a cross sectionalview and a side elevation respectively of one embodiment;

Figs. 3 and 4 show a cross sectional view and a side elevationrespectively of another embodiment;

' Figs. 5 and 6 show a cross sectional View and a side elevationrespectively of a. further med embodiment;

Fig. 6a is a view of a modified rubber band;

Figs. 7 and 8 show a cross sectional'view and a side elevationrespectively of a still further modified embodiment of the invention;

In the embodiments exemplified in the drawing, the rubber band issecured on a piece of fabric lying beneath one of the sides of therubber band with the aid of stitches of the ornamental stitching.

In this way, when the holding band is applied to garments, such asunderwear, direct contact between the rubber band and the body of thewearer is prevented in a simple manner, by means of the said piece offabric, and consequently, also the edges of the rubber band cutting intothe skin is avoided.

In the embodiment of the invention represented by Figs. 1 and 2, insection and in elevation respectively, one side of a thin raw rubberband I lies on a piece of textile fabric i2 which is worked into agarment. The lap seam l3 providing the ornamental stitch and formed bymutually interlaced threads is sewed up by means of a machine known perse with the piece of fabric 12 in such manner that two rows of stitchesl4 and i5 penetrating through the piece of fabric (comprising loops lli)are formed and a row of stitches l1 covers the terminal edge of thepiece of fabric. ing i3 the rubber band I is at the same time'secured onthe piece of fabric l2 in that the two By means of the plural threadstitchrows of stitches l4 and I! run along the longitudinal edges of therubber band i exteriorly thereof and the middle row of stitches 15passes through the rubber band directly in which way the rubber band Iis appropriately connected with the garment l2. The middle row ofstitches l5 of the plural thread lap seam which controls thelongitudinal extension of the rubber band forms loops it on the wrongface of the piece of fabric which receive loop portions of anotherthread. The margin of the garment which is provided with the rubber bandand borders an entrance opening of the garment is also adapted to followthe extension of the rubber band I like the plural thread lap seam l3since the fabric margin and the rubber band are sewed on each other andthus the ornamental stitch is eflected while the rubber band is instretched condition, so that, when the rubber band is relaxed, thefabric margin is permitted to contract accordingly which is, however,not evident from the drawing.

To the said end the rubber band ispassed in tensioned condition throughthe sewing machine under the needles thereof; for stretching the rubberband tensioning rollers that are combined with the machine are used,some of these rollers being driven for advancing the rubber band. Due tosewing up the rubber band in stretched condition, provision is also madefor the spacing of the stitches to be accordingly reduced, when therubber band is subsequently released, and thus a correspondingly largeamount of subsequent extension of the rubber band and the fabric isrendered possible. The sewing up of the rubber band and the fabricmargin may also be effected in the untensioned condition of the rubberband provided that the fabric to be: used is extensible as such, as forexample tricot. In this case as well as in the hereafter explainedexamples, instead of raw rubber bands, which depending on requirementsmay consist of several layers, fabric bands including rubber threads maybe used, if desired.

The embodiment shown in the Figs. 3 and 4 I distinguishes from thepreceding one by the feature that at a certain distancefrom the rubberband I on the same face of the piece of fabric I2 a similar rubber bandI is secured by means of a plural thread seam I3, said seam being ofsimilar appearance, that is, formed in a similar manner as the seam I3,the rows of stitches I4 and ll of the seam I3 running along thelongitudinal edges of the rubber band I exteriorly of these. The middlerow of stitches I5 penetrates through the rubber band I and it isobvious that all the three rows of stitches I4, I5 and I1 extend throughthe piece of fabric I2. Both seams I3 and I3 can be carried out in oneand the same working operation.

The space I8 as provided in this case on the outside of the garmentbetween the two rubber bands I and I serves for access of air forventilating purposes.

It is obvious that depending on requirements the number of rubber bandsto be provided on the piece of fabric I2 may be increased.

When extensible fabrics are used for covering the rubber band, theclosure strip is sewed in stretched condition, for example, on agarment. On the subsequent contraction of the closure strip, the garmentis given a pleated or frilled appearance whereas the closure strip assuch is smooth also in the untensioned condition.

In effecting the closure strip by means of several parallelly arrangedrubber bands, the rubber band adjacent to-the margin a greater amount oftension may be imparted than to the second, and the other rubber bandsrespectively. By this means, if desired, the garment concerned can beadapted to concave surface configurations of the body so as to fit thesame snugly.

In the'embodiment shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the margin of a piece of fabricI2 representing a garment is provided with a rubber band I. Forconnecting the rubber band I with the piece of fabric I2, against whichit bears with one of its sides, a plural thread seam I9 of a known typeis used which provides an ornamental stitch and which is formed bymutually interlaced threads. This plural thread seam I9 is connected bymeans of a machine known per se with the piece of fabric I2 in suchmanner that a row of stitches 20 penetrates through the piece of fabricI2 and a row of stitches 2| runs along the terminal edge of the piece offabric I2, while strands of a thread 22 join portions of the seam I9 onthe wrong face of the fabric I2.

'Both rows of stitches run along the longitudinal edges of the rubberband I exterioriy of said edges, so that the rubber band I is secured onthe piece of fabric I2 by the seam I9 encompassing it. In order toprevent the rubber band I shifting longitudinally of the seam I 9, therubber band is stretched during effecting the seam and thus narrowed. Onthe subsequent contraction of the rubber band the latter widens again tosuch an extent that it engages firmly into the seam.

Alternatively, the firm engagement of the rubber band with the seam canbe improved by applying a rubber band having serrated longitu dinaledges I" as shown in Fig. 6a. These marginal serrations provide for anaccordingly deep engagement of the rubber band in the rows of stitches20 and 2| of the seam I8, shown in Fig. 6, by which means the rubberband is still further secured on the seam in its longitudinal direction.With the same end in view, a superficially roughened rubber band may beused. The mode of connecting the rubber band with the piece of fabric,as explained, renders possible a maximum extension in the longitudinaldirection of the rubber band.

In distinction therefrom, in the embodiment, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8,at a certain distance from the rubber band I, on the same side of thepiece of fabric I2, a similar rubber band I' is secured by means of aplural thread seam I9 which may be of a similar texture as the seam I9,that is, be formed in a similar manner as same. In this case the rows ofstitches 20' and 2| of the seam I9 which extend through the piece offabric I2 are run along the longitudinal edges of the rubber band Iexteriorly of these edges, so that the rubber band I' is accordinglysecured on the piece of fabric I2. By this means, between the two rubberbands I and I a space I8 for ventilating purposes is provided.Obviously, one or more additional rubber bands may be arranged on thepiece of fabric I2 in parallel relation to the rubber band I', eachrubber band being fastened by means of a plural thread seam.

In cases where the rubber band is arranged at the margin of a piece offabric and one or more additional rubber bands are arranged in parallelrelation to the first rubber band, on the principle as indicated inFigs. 3, 4, 7 and 8, also for the one or more rubber bands not adjoiningthe margin of the fabric a. but onesidedly covering plural thread seammay be used only the rows of stitches of which are visible -on meme ofthe piece of fabric remote from the rubber bands.

The arrangement of an annular, that is, an endless rubber band inposition close to the margin or else directly at the margin of anentrance opening is applicable also to pull overs and, thus, to tubulargoods in general which are knitted, for example, in plain manner as byhand or in fancy manner as by frame in a so-called circular loom. Thecircumferential length of the rubber band is chosen to correspond to thesize of the opening in the garment at which the band is to be arranged.

What I claim is:

1. A garment having an opening therein, and formed of textile material,the margin of the garment around said opening being overlaid by a stripof sheet rubber in immediate superposition thereon, and an extensibleplural thread ornamental stitching encompassing and substantiallycovering the outer face of the rubber strip and connecting the rubberstrip with the textile material, said ornamental stitching passingaround the inner and outer edges of the rubber strip and penetrating thetextile material along the inner edge of the rubber strip, saidornamental stitching having mutually slidable thread interlacings, andforming a decorative border for the margin of said opening, and furtherstitching running intermediately of the edges of the ornamentalstitching penetrating the rubber strip and textile material and engagingthe ornamental stitches for fixing the individual ornamental coveringstitches permanently to the corresponding portions of the rubber stripcovered thereby, and also permanently fixing corresponding portions ofthe rubber strip and garment against relative displacementlongitudinally of the rubber strip, said further stitching and thepenetrations of the textile by the ornamental stitching maintaining asubstantial portion of the fabric under therubber strip fiat againstsaid strip, and said further stitching maintaining the rubber strip incontact with its corresponding portions of the garment even in case oftransverse breaking of the rubber strip.

2. A garment having a body opening therein, and formed of textilematerial, the margin of the'garment around said opening being overlaidby a strip of sheet rubber in immediate superposition thereon, and anextensible plural thread ornamental stitching encompassing andsubstantially covering the outer face of the rubber strip and connectingthe rubber strip with the textile material, said ornamental stitchingpassing around the inner and outer edges of the rubber strip andpenetrating the textile material along the inner edge of the rubberstrip, said ornamental stitching having mutually slidable threadinterlacings, and forming a decorative border for the margin of saidopening, and further stitching running intermediately of the edges ofthe ornamental stitching penetrating the rubber strip and textilematerial and engaging the ornamental stitches for fixing the individualornamental covering stitches permanently to the corresponding portionsof the rubber strip covered thereby, and also permanently fixingcorresponding portions of the rubber strip and garment against relativedisplacement longitudinally of the rubber strip, said further stitchingand the penetrations of the textile by the ornamental stitchingmaintaining a substantial portion of the fabric under the rubber stripflat against said strip, and said further stitching maintaining therubber strip in contact with its corresponding portions of the garmenteven in case of transverse breaking of the rubber strip, and a secondstrip of sheet rubber extending around the body opening of the garmentspaced slightly inwardly from the first-mentioned rubber strip from theedge of the opening and overlying the fabric of the garment, saidsecond. rubber strip being secured to the garment fabric by anextensible plural thread ornamental stitching encompassing andsubstantially covering the outer face of the said second strip, andhaving a longitudinally extending stitching securing the omamentalstitches positively to the corresponding portions of the rubber coveredthereby and the rubber strip to the corresponding portions of thefabric, said second rubber strip being slightly longer under equaltension than the first-mentioned strip so that the two strips consideredtogether as a holding band conform to the shape of the portions of thebody of, the wearer encompassed thereby, and the spabing between the twobands allows ventilation along the adjacent edges of both rubber strips.

ALEXANDER SCHEI'ILIN.

